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Figures released by Italy's federation of hoteliers and tourist agencies and by the confederation of small businesses show a drop of 800 million in spending on tourism and 15 per cent fewer foreigners visiting the count...
A barrier in the river Tiber, to protect the Tiber island and the surrounding area from erosion, was inaugurated by the president of the Lazio region, Francesco Storace, on 21 September. The barrier which cost more than...
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The documentary film clip before the show gives a flashback of the first encounters with the boys in their habitat. They were nesting in garbage heaps of Nairobi's dumping site in Dandora, with dirty clothes and unkempt...
Many foreigners are lured to Rome by the pleasures of the Italian lifestyle, only to find that the stress of the rat race they left behind is easily matched by the stress of finding a job here. It is the lucky few who ar...
When I moved to Rome in January, I found myself living in a small, but decent shared flat near Castel S. Angelo within a week. I'd been warned that house-hunting would be a nightmare in Rome and I should be braced for a...
"We all wanted to get out. We all dreamt of one day being in Paris, New York or Rome. Curiosity devoured us." Ilir Zefi, an Albanian, chose Rome and took his life in his hands getting here, thrust across the Adriatic by...
The Dutch Institute in Rome, which celebrates its centenary this year, came into being as a direct result of the opening of the Vatican archives to scholars in 1880. It was founded in 1904 by the historian Petrus J. Blok...
In a city such as Rome, it is easy enough to meet people. There is continuous movement of people into the city throughout the year so there is no shortage of activity. The size and frenzy of Rome can however leave you fe...
Not many people would expect relocating to London, New York, Paris or Moscow to be easy. They wouldnt anticipate picking up a well-paid job, a cheap (and beautiful) apartment in the centre of town, an excellent neighbour...
The next traffic free day in Rome will be on Sunday 26 September. The "ZTL" the zones of the city where traffic is limited, which includes the historic centre, Trastevere and S. Lorenzo, will be closed to all private c...
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Major supermarket chains in Italy have announced a price freeze on their branded goods until the end of 2004. The new development is a reaction to increased pressure from Italian consumer associations for price reduction...
Ten new Iveco double-decker buses are to operate on the tourist route 110 in Rome. The roofless red buses have special features that will allow easy boarding, alighting and increased comfort for the disabled. Presentin...
The restoration of the Fontanone, the large marble fountain that overlooks the city of Rome from the Janiculum hill, will be unveiled on Saturday 18 September during the all-night-long festivities of the Notte Bianca. T...
The last stage of the American presidential elections has seen the often-overlooked constituency - overseas Americans - turning out in higher numbers than ever before to register to vote. There has never been an official...
On 15 September there is a 24-hour countrywide local public- transport strike. Rome's city buses and the underground will strike from 8.30-17.00 and then again after 20.00.
The last of Italy's volunteers working for small non-govenmental organisations in Iraq have left the coutnry. Their withdrawal comes after the kidnapping of two Italian women on 7 September. Simona Pari and Simona Torr...
An accident at Palazzo delle Esposizioni, one of Rome's largest exhibition spaces, injured seven people who were working on the renovation of the building. Two are in a serious condition. The incident occurred on 14 Sept...
Oliviero Toscani, the famous Italian photographer, has produced a new series of road safety advertisments for the insurance company Genertel. Simple photographs of brake marks on the road and buckled guard rails, things...
Last year, 282,683 foreign children were registered in Italian state schools, 3,25 per cent of the total. In the city of Brescia, foreign children make up 10 per cent of the total (1,900 out of 19,000 children), most of...
Diane Kerry, sister of the presidential candidate for the Democrat Party, John Kerry, will be in Rome on 14 September at the Economy Book and Video Center in Via Torino from 15.30-17.00. She will be talking about the imp...
The second annual "Notte Bianca", when Rome stays awake all night, will be held this year between Saturday 18 and Sunday 19 September. The initiative is jointly run by the city council, Rome's chamber of commerce and the...
Puliamo il mondo is the Italian edition of the world-wide initiative "Clean up the World". In Italy it is organised by Legambiente and the aim is to clean up public spaces such as streets, parks, woods and beaches as wel...
The Italian football season officially kicks off Sunday 12 September with a total of 20 teams in Serie A, compared with 18 last season. The promoted sides are Atalanta, Cagliari, Livorno, Fiorentina and Messina. Last s...
Italy has more people reported suffering from Aids than any other western European country, according to a report recently released by the European Union commission, ahead of an international conference due to be held i...
There will be a multi-religious demonstration in Rome's Piazza del Campidoglio on Saturday 11 September at 20.30 in memory of the innocent victims of the attack on the Twin Towers in New York in 2001. The event is being...
Many banks across Italy will be closed on 10 September as staff strike in favour of better pay and work conditions. Alitalia employees called off a 24-hour strike in protest against thousands of layoffs threatened by...
Italian non-governmental agencies will not be withdrawing volunteers from Iraq in the wake of the kidnapping of two Italian women in Baghdad, along with two of their Iraqi colleagues on 7 September. The determination to...
Rome's first toy museum is set to open in Villa Ada on Via Salaria in spring 2006. The 30,000 piece collection is one of the largest and most prestigious in the world and was sold to the city by the Swedish entrepreneur...
Rome's moderate Muslims are being invited to hold a demonstration at the Campidoglio, the famous square on the Capitoline hill in Rome, on 11 September. The demonstration, against terrorism, will be in memory of the inno...
The bones of two British soldiers killed in action during world war two have recently been found by a farmer near Aprilia. The two soldiers will be given a solemn funeral on 9 September at 10.00 at the Beachhead (Falasc...
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